offenders
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In a judicial response of unprecedented firmness, courts have already sent 217 people, half of them first-time offenders, to prison over the events on Saturday, Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Bafflingly, repertory screenings are where I’ve run into some of the worst offenders.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Killers and serious sex offenders detained in hospital are among the criminals who will no longer receive benefits under proposals called for by victims' families.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
ICE, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has defended its arrests near courthouses as a “common sense” approach to apprehending offenders at times and locations where authorities know they will be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Their punishments were humane, and their policymakers took rehabilitation of criminal offenders very seriously, which made me excited about the award and the trip.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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